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The Mafia Motive: Mob helped get JFK elected; Betrayed by RFK (went after Mob as Attorney General); Betrayed over refusal to invade Cuba Means: Skilled in assassinations Benefit: Removes RFK from AG Office
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Who Killed Kennedy?Who Killed Kennedy?
Mr. BachHudson High SchoolUnited States History
The Lone Assassin – Lee The Lone Assassin – Lee Harvey OswaldHarvey Oswald
• Official conclusion of the Warren Commission
• Motive: Had ties to the Soviet Union and Communist Cuba
• Means: Had the skill as a former Marine sharpshooter
• Benefit: Crazed Gunman
The MafiaThe Mafia• Motive: Mob helped
get JFK elected; Betrayed by RFK (went after Mob as Attorney General); Betrayed over refusal to invade Cuba
• Means: Skilled in assassinations
• Benefit: Removes RFK from AG Office
The Cuban ExilesThe Cuban Exiles• Motive: Hated JFK
for betrayal over Bay of Pigs Invasion
• Means: Members trained by CIA as skilled marksmen
• Benefit: Hard-liner, anti-Castro back in office?; Revenge?
The Soviet Union/CastroThe Soviet Union/Castro• Motive: Humiliation
in Cuban Missile Crisis; Repeated assassination attempts on Castro
• Means: Access to KGB assassins
• Benefit: Sends a message of Soviet strength
The Federal ReserveThe Federal Reserve• Motive: Kennedy’s
Executive Order 11,110 to print Silver Certificates (Bypasses Fed)
• Means: Huge wealth of international bankers (unlimited resources)
• Benefit: Maintains authority of Fed over U.S. monetary policy
The Central Intelligence The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Agency (CIA)
• Motive: Perceived weakness of JFK vs. Soviets; Threat to break up CIA after Bay of Pigs
• Means: Skilled in assassinations and “denying all knowledge”
• Benefit: Hard-line anti-Communist as President; maintains agency
The Military-Industrial The Military-Industrial ComplexComplex
• Motive: Would stand to lose a lot of money if JFK pulled U.S. forces out of Vietnam
• Means: Access to advanced weapons and people who would know how to use them
• Benefit: LBJ increases involvement in Vietnam War
Lyndon Baines JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson• Motive: Would
become president after assassination; hated the Kennedys
• Means: Had close ties to powerful people in Defense Industry and CIA
• Benefit: Presidency!